Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA): a fountain of youth?
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DHEA: dehydroepiandrosterone.
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its active metabolite, DHEA sulfate (DHEAS), are endogenous hormones synthesized and excreted primarily by the zona reticularis of the adrenal cortex in response to adrenocorticotropic hormone. The exact mechanism of action and clinical role, if any, of DHEA and DHEAS remain unclear. Epidemiological data indicate an inverse relationship between serum DHEA and D...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0021-972X,1945-7197
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.81.9.8784058